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A resolution approving an application for a Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant from the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Water and Sewerage Services Department, for flood mitigation.
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WHEREAS, the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, is accepting applications for Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants, passing through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an award of $254,677.50 and a required cash match of $28,297.50; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant application of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Water and Sewerage Services Department, for a Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Water and Sewerage Services Department is authorized to submit said grant application to the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect upon passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves an application for a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Services Department (MWS). If approved, the grant award would be $254,677.50 with a required local cash match of $28,297.50. The grant would be used to acquire and demolish one property on Coopertown Road on the National Flood Insurance Repetitive Loss list, which lies in a designated floodplain area in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.